Pivoting in a Pandemic: Virtual Hearings, Vulnerable Witnesses and the Journey Toward a More Therapeutic Caribbean Court

IF 1.1 Q3 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.1177/0169796X231209155

Tania Chambers

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Abstract

In the global judicial response to COVID-19 restrictions, virtual hearings were expanded beyond special accommodations for children and vulnerable witnesses to facilitate a range of court proceedings. Not much is known about the phenomenon in Caribbean contexts. As a result of this gap, the current study analyzes content from Practice Directions issued by Supreme Courts in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Eastern Caribbean from 2020 to 2022. It identifies patterns in the rules surrounding virtual hearings and their relevance to the vision of a more therapeutic Caribbean court. Results indicate that in generalizing virtual hearings, witness needs are not adequately addressed.

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在全球司法应对COVID-19限制措施的过程中，虚拟听证会的范围扩大到为儿童和弱势证人提供特殊住宿之外，以促进一系列法庭诉讼。人们对加勒比地区的这种现象知之甚少。由于这一差距，本研究分析了2020年至2022年牙买加、特立尼达和多巴哥以及东加勒比地区最高法院发布的《实践指示》的内容。它确定了围绕虚拟听证会的规则中的模式及其与建立一个更具治疗性的加勒比法院的设想的相关性。结果表明，在推广虚拟听证会时，证人的需求没有得到充分解决。

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Journal of Developing Societies DEVELOPMENT STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Developing Societies is a refereed international journal on development and social change in all societies. JDS provides an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of theoretical perspectives, research findings, case studies, policy analyses and normative critiques on the issues, problems and policies associated with both mainstream and alternative approaches to development. The scope of the journal is not limited to articles on the Third World or the Global South, rather it encompasses articles on development and change in the "developed" as well as "developing" societies of the world. The journal seeks to represent the full range of diverse theoretical and ideological viewpoints on development that exist in the contemporary international community.